{"id":2377,"date":"2015-11-29T16:23:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T16:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebeagle.itgroove.net\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:39:38","slug":"volunteer-its-good-for-your-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2015\/11\/29\/volunteer-its-good-for-your-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer! It\u2019s good for your soul!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We make a living by what we get.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We make a life by what we give.<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Winston Churchill<\/p>\n

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I volunteer with a couple of organizations, one of which I write about regularly on this blog, Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary<\/a>, and the other which is not tech oriented, the Salvation Army Stan Hagen Centre for Families<\/a>.\u00a0 A number of my colleagues at itgroove<\/a> also volunteer their time with various organizations (good on you, Team!).<\/p>\n

Many non-profits like Swan Lake literally live or die based on volunteer activity as budgets just don\u2019t exist to support a staff compliment equal to the need.\u00a0 And organizations like the Sally Ann extend their humanitarian reach because of the large number of volunteers that give selflessly of themselves.\u00a0 The army of volunteers that support things like minor hockey and soccer and baseball and so forth is mind boggling.\u00a0 There is a very large chunk of our social network that simply would not exist without volunteers.<\/p>\n

People volunteer for many reasons but I think there is something about the connection with our fellow humans that volunteering affirms and strengthens.\u00a0 We generally work because we have <\/em>to; we volunteer because we want <\/em>to!\u00a0 Volunteering can feed a passion and it can nourish the soul.\u00a0 Giving selflessly of yourself to help your brothers and sisters enriches all of us and strengthens our social bonds.\u00a0 And make no mistake, it feels good<\/em>!<\/p>\n

So, go ahead, jump in and volunteer with a group that can benefit from your giving.\u00a0 There are sooooo many groups and organizations that could use your help.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know where to start try looking for a volunteer co-ordination group in your area as there are many than can help to match you up with an organization that could really use your help.\u00a0 I promise you, volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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